Bum boats on the Singapore River were a common sight until the Clean Rivers campaign in 1983, when they were banned.
In this painting by accomplished Singapore artist Low Hai Hong, bum boats filled the Singapore River, with their vibrant and bright colours.
Do you feel the vibrancy too?
Title: Bum Boats
Artist: Low Hai Hong
Medium: Oil on Chinese Rice Paper
Year: 1989
Dimensions (with frame): 60cm x 70cm
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Rent Bum Boats if you are looking for something:
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Energetic,
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Bright,
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Boats,
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Colourful,
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Singapore,
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Because you like it.
Public Viewing
This painting has been exhibited in public only once, in:
"A Tale of Two Rivers - a solo art exhibition by Low Hai Hong" was held at The Fullerton Heritage Gallery, The Fullerton Hotel Singapore from 30 May to 30 July 2014.
The exhibition showcased Low Hai Hong's 18 oil on Chinese rice paper paintings that showed the streets along the two rivers that he painted most in his artistic journey, the Singapore River in Singapore and the River Seine in Paris, France.
In an interview with the Business Times for the exhibition, he shared that when painting oil on Chinese rice paper, he applies the oil paint layer by layer for the effect that he wants.
"A Tale of Two Rivers" art exhibition continues By the River Seine in Paris.
Art transcends cultural boundaries - Thomas Kinkade